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Drama and Destruction: Physics on Video

A model bridge destruction contest held recently by Saint Leo
University’s Department of Mathematics and Sciences put students to
work on an assignment full of suspense, enlightenment and
laughter.

Saint Leo physics and engineering students broke into teams to
see which group could produce the best – meaning the most durable –
model bridge. All teams used the same materials: lightweight wooden
sticks (up to 100) and white glue. This type of assignment “brings
physics out of the textbook and into the real world,” explains Dr.
Shawn Weatherford, assistant professor physics.